]]>]]>HOLLYWOOD - 24 star Kiefer Sutherland has accepted an invitation from the U.S. military to teach army cadets it is wrong to torture prisoners.
Sutherland, who plays agent Jack Bauer on the show, has agreed to talk to cadets at the West Point military academy in New York state after army chiefs claimed the show's torture scenes are influencing its newest recruits.
Earlier this month, Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan visited the set of 24 to urge its makers to cut down on torture scenes.
He told the show's producers, "I'd like them to stop. They should do a show where torture backfires. The kids see it and say, 'If torture is wrong, what about 24?'
"The disturbing thing is that although torture may cause Jack Bauer some angst, it is always the patriotic thing to do."
Thanks Marcus and Z , I realize that any transition is a process. I feel compelled to post and express myself here, but for now reading and understanding will serve NR and myself better. This site has become vitally important to me. I view it as a vast ocean, one I wish to be fully emersed in. One day I'll swim in the beauty of it's depths.
Welcome to the ocean. Come on in, the water's great! 
Allright...allright...I get the point.
Neo: What are you trying to tell me, that I can dodge bullets (propaganda)?
Morpheus: When you are ready, you won’t have to.
Allright...allright...I get the point. Perhaps my punitive approach to said 'entertainment' isn't for everyone. It certainly was a caustic post and unwarranted. I'm still shedding old layers of my old self and when frustration sets in this seems to still occur. I promised myself to remain a pupil here on NR. I have a lot of catching up to do.
Mate you're doing good! We are all here in the same boat together...
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A.K.A:
Once you are aware of the potential downfalls of a given predatory energy, you are beyond its reach. Trusting in yourself and your ability to remain centered and above the fray is a step toward freedom. Continued avoidance of potential predators out of fear of their potential effect on you is a vote against the self and the self's inherent higher awareness. It is believing in one's smallness rather than claiming one's sovereignty and divinity.
Z A C T - A - M U N D O !!!
The ‘warning’ notion is what generated these:
]]>Galactica just rocks. But, as far as portraying the reptilians, nothing can beat the Ori in Stargate SG1. Even the Goa'uld were a closer representation than the Cylons (Gao'uld were the previous "enemy" in SG1 before the Ori). Not to say that the resemblance isn't there in B.G. but just to say that SG1 has it down. Marcus, I would find any write-up you do very interesting and look forward to it if you wish to put in the time.
]]>Once you are aware of the potential downfalls of a given predatory energy, you are beyond its reach. Trusting in yourself and your ability to remain centered and above the fray is a step toward freedom. Continued avoidance of potential predators out of fear of their potential effect on you is a vote against the self and the self's inherent higher awareness. It is believing in one's smallness rather than claiming one's sovereignty and divinity.
There is nothing, in truth, that exists in the material world, or the thought world, that can best you unless you give your power to it through fearing its power over you. People wonder about free will at this level... this is a perfect example of how it gets squandered, choosing fear over love and truth.
I also enjoy watching TV selectively. Entertainment's an important part of enjoying life. Granted there aren't a whole lot of programs that hold my attention, but I appreciate the few that do, which occasionally pop up. The myriad ways the human mind extrapolates on ideas, fears, hopes and other themes can be fascinating if viewed from the empowered vantage point of observer.
]]>I really can't understand how one can read and post on NR and even stomach anything in programming from the big 4 major networks. The sooner you realize, that television is like an unwanted quest hell bent on running your life, the better.
Thanks, but I think most of us are already onto the" tv and media thing", otherwise we wouldnt be here on NR. Lighten up, some of us like to watch tv occasionally.
